Illustration of a spooky forest at night
Illustration of a mountain with energy swirling around it
Illustration of the lake side village at night with the northern lights in the sky
Illustration of Sunny lake side with old shacks and buildings
Illustration of a sunset over the mountains and forest
Illustration of a cauldron under a swampy forest
Illustration of a city above the clouds
Some backgrounds I painted for the recent @naddpod.bsky.social live show in NYC!
Hands down some of the coolest digivolution sequences. Their skin tearing away to reveal the digital wireframe underneath was sick
Bulbasaur using vinewhip
Bulbasaur sleeping
Bulbasaur in a flower pot
Some Bulbasaur for Pokemon's 30th! #Pokemon30 #PokemonDay
the digimon gatomon and the pokemon sneasel with their claws clasped together, looking happily at eachother's faces.
creatures such as these.. wouldn't u agree?
Agumons #digimon #digimonadventure
Thanks!! I’m glad the effect worked out like intended!!
Thank you!
And that’s all! Thanks for reading and thanks to @speedoru.bsky.social and the team for having me on for another episode! If you haven’t seen the special yet, you can watch it here: newgrounds.com/portal/view/...
or here: youtube.com/watch?v=ni4Y...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everybody! 🎅
Illustration of a snowy apartment building
Illustration of a snowy stadium
Illustration of a tv decorated for Christmas
These last few are actually reused backgrounds from previous episodes. They were painted over to look like winter/Christmas time. I also adjusted the values and colors to make them look warmer/cooler as needed.
Illustration of snowy trees and bushes even more
Illustration of snowy trees and bushes and more
I think if I could do it again, I’d find a better way of adding the snow to make it look a little more fluffy/soft. But after the 3rd or 4th background full of trees, I sort of got lost in it all lol
Illustration of snowy trees and bushes
Illustration of snowy trees and bushes again
@speedoru.bsky.social asked for a couple generic tree shots to use throughout the episode, these were meant to be used in bits and pieces. The bushes and trees were painted using the same foliage brushes I made for Ep2 and then I added the snow on top.
Illustration of Santa's sleigh crashed in the snow
Plus it gives the BGs a sort of dreamlike haze, which fits the vintage Christmas special aesthetic. ☺️
Illustration of a snowman in the snow
Illustration of Nono with the snowman in the snow
With the other effects layered on in the final comp, any of the sharper details get “smoothed out." So even though the BGs have high contrast between the darker elements and bright snow, the characters are still able to stand out as the focal point.
Illustration of snow on the ground behind a building
Illustration of blood-soaked snow
Even though these BGs take place in the woods at night, we didn’t want the same dark/spooky vibe of Ep 2. So I tried to use the snow almost as a way to illuminate the night environments. I gave the snow a pretty harsh bloom/glow in most shots to help push its “brightness."
Illustration of a snowy winter night with a large moon in the sky
The outside shots are mostly just snow and trees lol. Luckily not a lot of buildings or complex structures in this episode, so my fight to understand perspective was a little more forgiving this time.
Illustration of a snowy balcony
Illustration of a snowy balcony and Christmas tree behind it
Thankfully, its Christmas time so any inconsistencies can just be chocked up to Christmas decorating/moving stuff around. You can see in these two, how I tried to transition between the warm orange glow of the inside to the darker blues of the outside.
Illustration of a Christmas tree and kitchen
Illustration of an open oven in a kitchen
First off are the interior shots of the apartment. The main goals for these were to 1) give off a warm and cozy holiday vibe to contrast with the cold and icy wintertime outside, and 2) try to stay relatively consistent with the original design of the apartment.
Snowy image of a Christmas tree in a village
Hey! Did you see there was a new Punch Punch Forever special? Did you want to want to get a better look at the backgrounds in it? Did you also want to hear my unprompted thoughts and comments on said backgrounds???
❄️PUNCH PUNCH FOREVER! Christmas Panic!❄️
new vid out now!!
⚠️YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni4Y...
⚠️NG: www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/...
PPF christmas short should be out on the 20th! 🎅
🤔
Thanks!! Glad ya liked it!
Wonder what they’re discussing?
Some more backgrounds for Penguin Midnight. You can check out more behind-the-scenes stuff over on the Kickstarter page but you gotta hurry because there's only a few days left!
Kickstarter:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rya...
Second is Penguin Midnight, an animated indie short that has already consumed a year of @ryanstorm.bsky.social's life. He's raised $3,307 out of $8k so far, this is totally doable!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rya...
NEW VIDEO UP!
A Documentary on the creative process that goes into the creation of an independent animation...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwIL...
Happy birthday!! 🎂
